Governor Celebrates Grand Opening Of New State Veterans Office At The Pentagon

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Governor Celebrates Grand Opening Of New State Veterans Office At The Pentagon

October 30th 2018

Governor Ralph Northam yesterday attended the grand opening for the new Virginia Department of Veterans Services office at the Pentagon in Arlington. The space was secured earlier this year and construction of the office was recently completed. The office will help the thousands of Virginia veterans, transitioning service members, and their families who work at the United States Department of Defense headquarters identify and receive state and federal benefits. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services operates 31 benefit offices, including the Pentagon location, throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Governor Northam was joined at the grand opening by Lisa W. Hershman, Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense; Carlos Hopkins, Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs; John L. Newby II, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Veterans Services; Thomas J. Herthel, Benefits Director, Virginia Department of Veterans Services; and other federal and state government representatives.
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The Virginia Department of Veterans Services operates 31 benefit offices that assist military veterans and their families in filing claims for federal veterans benefits; two long-term care facilities offering in-patient skilled nursing care, Alzheimer’s/memory care and short-term rehabilitative care for veterans; and three cemeteries that provide an honored final resting place for veterans and their families. DVS provides veterans and family members with direct linkages to services including behavioral healthcare, housing, employment, education and other programs. The Department also operates the Virginia War Memorial, the Commonwealth’s monument to honor the memory and sacrifice of Virginia’s men and women who served and fought to defend our way of life from World War II to the present. For more information, please visit www.dvs.virginia.gov.